Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi | |
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| Minister of Information and Communications Technology | |
| In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Vaezi |
| Succeeded by | Issa Zarepour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1981[1] Jahrom, Fars Province, Iran[1] |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Power and Water University of Technology[2] |
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Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi (Persian: محمدجواد آذری جهرمی; born 16 September 1982) is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer[3] who served as the Minister of Information and Communications Technology in the administration of President Hassan Rouhani from 2017 to 2021.
He gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 152 yeas, 120 nays, 7 abstentions and 9 invalid votes.[4]
He was the youngest member of the cabinet of Iran, as well as the first Iranian minister born after the Iranian Revolution.[5]
- ^ a b "Iran-related Designation", United States Department of the Treasury, 22 November 2019, retrieved 22 November 2019
- ^ "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
- ^ Barlow, Rebecca; Akbarzadeh, Shahram (2018), Human Rights and Agents of Change in Iran: Towards a Theory of Change, Springer, p. 43, ISBN 978-9811088247
- ^ "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017
- ^ "Proposed ICT Minister Promises More, Better Internet", Financial Tribune, 16 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017